Page 19, Ogres of Oyeyama

Title

Page 19, Ogres of Oyeyama

Creator

Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938

Source

Private collection, on loan to the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives, Connecticut College

Publisher

[Published by T. Hasegawa, Tokyo]

Date

Meiji 24, Month 7, Day 20 (July 20, 1891)

Contributor

Eitaku, Kobayashi, 1843-1890 (illustrator)

Rights

Copyright Connecticut College, 2014. For rights and reproduction requests, contact the Linda Lear Center for Special Collections and Archives at learcenter(at)conncoll(dot)edu.

Format

Image/JPEG

Language

English, Japanese

Type

Document

Identifier

Japanese Fairy Tales No. 19

Original Format

Crepe Paper Book

Text

upper end of a long hall. Around him were soft cushions, and silken curtains, and scattered about lay drinking cups and bottles. But who can describe the horrible aspect of the ogre, as he reclined on a golden arm rest! With his red body, hideous features and copper-coloured horns, he was enough to strike terror into the boldest heart. Shutendoji however, received the pretended priests with much condescension, and invited them to sup and spend the evening with him. The supper was soon brought in by attendant ogres, and consisted mainly of animals' heads, and human

Files

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Citation

Hasegawa, Takejiro, 1853-1938, “Page 19, Ogres of Oyeyama,” Linda Lear Center Digital Collections and Exhibitions, accessed October 4, 2024, https://lc-digital.conncoll.edu/items/show/901.